SKC Sidekick Pump

The SKC Sidekick pump is a simple and reliable pump with a high build quality which means it won't let you down. Available in three models including two ATEX approved models. All models offer a wide flow range of 5-3000 ml/min, which means the Sidekick is suitable for dust and gas sampling projects. The lower flows are achieved with the constant pressure controller and low flow adaptor.

The Sidekick is a versatile air sampling pump

Dependable and rugged
Small, lightweight and quiet
Powered by a reliable, quick change rechargeable battery pack with simple overnight charging
Full range of flow rates available in one sampling pump
Smooth impact resistant case makes it easy to clean and decontaminate
High build quality for a long working life
ATEX certified models for use in hazardous areas
A comprehensive range of accessories for collecting samples in many applications:
- Cyclones for collecting respirable dust
- IOM samplers for collecting inhalable dust
- Filters for collecting total dust, asbestos or chemical hazards
- Impingers for collecting reactive chemicals into liquids
- Sorbent sample tubes and long duration detector tubes for collecting most hazardous chemical gases and vapours from the air

The Sidekick is available in three models, and in basic pump, dust sampling, vapour/gas sampling and combined dust/vapour sampling kits.

Models

Standard model - not ATEX approved with simple on/off control.
Intermediate model - ATEX approved with simple on/off control.
Deluxe model - ATEX approved with simple on/off control and elapsed time display

Specifications

Sidekick Pumps

Sidekick Standard Pump Kits

Description	Part Number
Sidekick Standard Single Pump Basic Kit includes: Sidekick Standard pump with NiMH battery pack, and single charger, screwdriver set, 1 m length of Tygon tubing, Step by Step Guide and operating manual in a carry case	224-50MHK
Sidekick Standard Five Pump Basic Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Standard pumps with NiMH battery packs, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 5 x 1 m length of Tygon tubing, 3 Step by Step Guides and operating manuals in a carry case	224-50MHK5
Sidekick Standard Single Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Standard pump with NiMH battery pack, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, 1 m length Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manual in a carry case	224-50MHKP
Sidekick Standard Five Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Standard pumps with NiMH battery packs, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-50MHK5P
Sidekick Standard Single Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Standard pump with NiMH battery pack, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube cover, 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manual in a carry case	224-50MHKV
Sidekick Standard Five Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Standard pumps with NiMH battery packs, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 protective tube covers, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manuals in a carry case	224-50MHK5V
Sidekick Standard Single Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Standard pump with NiMH battery pack, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube covers, 1 m length of Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, tube breaker, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-50MHKC
Sidekick Standard Five Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Standard pumps with NiMH battery packs, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 Protective tube covers, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor, tube breaker and operating manuals in a carry case	224-50MHK5C

Sidekick Intermediate Pump Kits

Description	Part Number
Sidekick Intermediate Single Pump Kit includes: Sidekick Intermediate pump with NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, 1 m length of Tygon tubing, Step by Step Guide and operating manual in a carry case	224-51MTXK
Sidekick Intermediate Five Pump Basic Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Intermediate pumps with NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 5 x 1 m length of Tygon tubing, 3 Step by Step Guides and operating manuals in a carry case	224-51MTXK5
Sidekick Intermediate Single Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Intermediate pump with NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, 1 m length Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manual in a carry case	224-51MTXKP
Sidekick Intermediate Five Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Intermediate pumps with NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-51MTXK5P
Sidekick Intermediate Single Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Intermediate pump with NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube cover, 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manual in a carry case	224-51MTXKV
Sidekick Intermediate Five Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Intermediate pumps with NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 protective tube covers, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manuals in a carry case	224-51MTXK5V
Sidekick Intermediate Single Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Intermediate pump with NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and Single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube covers, tube breaker, 1 m length Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-51MTXKC
Sidekick Intermediate Five Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Intermediate pumps with NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 protective tube covers, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, tube breaker, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-51MTXK5C

Sidekick Deluxe Pump Kits

Description	Part Number
Sidekick Deluxe Single Pump Kit includes: Sidekick Deluxe pump with timer and NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, 1 m length of Tygon tubing, Step by Step Guide and operating manual in a carry case	224-52MTXK
Sidekick Deluxe Five Pump Basic Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Deluxe pumps with timer and NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 5 x 1 m length of Tygon tubing, 3 Step by Step Guides and operating manuals in a carry case	224-52MTXK5
Sidekick Deluxe Single Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Deluxe pump with timer and NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, 1 m length Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manual in a carry case	224-52MTXKP
Sidekick Deluxe Five Pump Dust Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Deluxe pumps with timer and NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-52MTXK5P
Sidekick Deluxe Single Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Deluxe pump with timer and NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube cover, 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manual in a carry case	224-52MTXKV
Sidekick Deluxe Five Pump Vapour Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Deluxe pumps with timer and NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 protective tube covers, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, tube breaker and operating manuals in a carry case	224-52MTXK5V
Sidekick Deluxe Single Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: Sidekick Deluxe pump with timer and NiMH battery pack ATEX Approved, and Single charger, screwdriver set, Step by Step Guide, All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holder, protective tube covers, tube breaker, 1 m length Tygon tubing, IOM Multidust sampler, 5 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-52MTXKC
Sidekick Deluxe Five Pump Combined Sampling Kit includes: 5 Sidekick Deluxe pumps with timer and NiMH battery packs ATEX Approved, and five station charger, 5 screwdriver sets, 3 Step by Step Guides, 5 All-in-One Adjustable Tube Holders, 5 protective tube covers, tube breaker, 5 x 1 m length Tygon tubing, 5 IOM Multidust samplers, 15 IOM Multidust cassettes, calidaptor and operating manuals in a carry case	224-52MTXK5C

Sidekick Pump Accessories

Description	Part Number
Single Station Charger with multiplug for UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand	223-203A
Five Station Charger with multiplug for UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand	223-103A
chek-mate flowmeter, 500-5000 ml/min (recommended) (Other Calibrators available , see Calibration)	375-0550
Black nylon pump pouch with adjustable waist belt and shoulder strap	224-88
Red nylon pump pouch with adjustable waist belt and shoulder strap	224-96A
Noise-reducing Black nylon pouch with adjustable waist belt and shoulder strap - can reduce noise level from 62.5 to 55dBA	224-96C
Single pump carry case with foam cutouts for charger and accessories, and useful pockets for manuals, tubing, etc	224-98
Five pump carry case with foam cutouts for charger and accessories, and useful pockets for manuals, tubing, etc	224-97
Pelican Hard-Sided Single Pump Case which is watertight, airtight, dustproof and crushproof (LxWxH: 33.9 x 29.5 x 15.2 cm)	224-901
Pelican Hard-Sided Five Pump Case which is watertight, airtight, dustproof and crushproof. It has wheels for easy transport and a retractable handle (LxWxH 55.9 x 35.1 x 22.9 cm).	224-907
Pelican Deluxe Hard-Sided Five Pump Case which is watertight, airtight, dustproof and crushproof. It has wheels for easy transport and a retractable handle. Larger version of 224-907 to accomodate more accessories. (LxWxH 55.9 x 45.5 x 26.5 cm).	224-910
Waist belt, extends up to 122 cm (48 inches).	224-12
Battery Pack for Standard Sidekick*	P78050MH
Battery Pack for Intermediate and Deluxe Sidekicks*	P78051MTX
Battery Eliminator with European plug. Provides mains power operation of the pump for extended sample periods. Use of the eliminator will void the Intrinsic Safety certification - not to be used in hazardous areas.	223-300B
Battery Eliminator with UK plug. Provides mains power operation of the pump for extended sample periods. Use of the eliminator will void the Intrinsic Safety certification - not to be used in hazardous areas.	223-300C
Low Flow Adaptor kit allows the sample pump to sample with flow rates between 5 and 500 ml/min.	210-500

*For older models of the Sidekick pump please contact SKC to obtain the correct battery pack.

223-203A

223-103A

224-88

224-96A

224-96C

224-98

224-97

224-901

224-907

224-910

224-12

Documentation

Flow System		Flow ranges: 750 to 3000 ml/min, 5 to 500 ml/min (requires low flow accessories) Constant flow compensation provides constant flow within ±5% for accurate air volumes Optional Constant Pressure Controller eliminates need for separate sampling pumps for high and low flow applications Built-in pulsation dampener to provide smooth flow Built-in replaceable particulate trap to prevent contamination of sample Easily adjustable flow LED indicates flow fault and pump stops. Auto-restart is attempted up to 5 times (Deluxe model only) Adjustable low flow holder accessories allows up to four simultaneous samples to be taken at flows from 5 to 500 ml/min
Power Supply		NiMH battery pack provides 12 hours minimum run time at 2000 ml/min and up to 25 inches water back pressure (dependent on media) Low battery indication by LED or LCD (depending on model)
Certification		ATEX-approved and CE marked (depending on model) II 2G EEx ia IIC T4 Intrinsic Safety UL Listed for Class I, Division 1 and 2, Groups A, B, C, D; Class II, Division 1 and 2, Groups E, F, G; and Class III, Temperature Code T3C
Case		Fitted with integral accessory mount and belt clip
Operating Temperature		0 to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Tubing Required		1/4" ID
Overall dimensions (including hose tail and belt clip)		14.5 x 7.9 x 5.7 cm (5.7 x 3.1 x 2.2")
Weight		465 g (ATEX Approved models 575 g)

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